Insert for the counter portion of a shoe



A INVENTOR.

July 3l, 1951 G. A. sTou'r INSERT FOR THE COUNTER PORTION OF SHOES Filed Aug. 4, 1949 Patented July 31;, 1,9515

George A. Stout, Detroit, Mich.

Application August 4, 1949, Serial No. 108,560

3 Claims.

This invention relates to an insert for the counter portion of a shoe of a character to prevent wear of the heel of a stocking and to prevent displacement of the insert and further prevents the shoe from slipping oif the wearers heel due to the fact that the heel is in snug contact with the shoe.

These features and other features and objects of the invention are hereinafter more fully described and claimed and the preferred form of an insert embodying my invention is shown in the accompanying drawing in which- Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing Jche insert positioned in the heel of a shoe.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the insert.

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an alternative form of the means for holding the insert in place in the shoe.

The invention, in its preferred form as shown in Figure 1, provides an insert for the counterportion of a shoe of desired form having a polished inner surface and a rough outer surface. At each end of the outer strip I is an L-shaped metal element 2 secured to said strip by means of a rivet 3. Said rivet secures element 2 in position with the end 4 thereof extending outwardly from and beyond the end of said outer strip.

The metal element 2 has a portion thereof punched by a sharp instrument to provide prongs 5 on the outer surface thereof, which, when in the shoe, prevents the forward end of the insert from unoving up and down as a person walks.

The insert also has an inner plastic strip with an outer polished surface B which protects the stocking from wear by a persons heel being moved up and down relative to the insert.

In the alternative form of the invention shown in Figure 4 of the drawing, the outer strip la. has a metal element 8 at the forward end thereof secured by rivet 1 and having outwardly projecting prongs in the outer surface thereof. Said prongs, when the device is in use in the shoe prevent the ends of the insert from slipping therein.

In either form of the invention the same result is attained, that is, preventing slipping of the insert in the shoe. The device is simple and inexpensive in character and may be readily introduced into the counter-portion of a shoe and the elements 4 as shown in Figure 1 are inserted in slits in the inner lining of the shoe.

The material of which the inner strip is formed is preferably non-inflammable acetate plasticv which provides the smooth polished surface 6 and preserves the hose of the user and prevents blisters.

The outer strip l is preferably formed of Neolite, a rubberized cork. A similarly shaped sheet 9 of crinoline or gauze is placed between the outer strip l and the inner plastic strip which has polished surface 6.

Having thus described my invention, its utility and mode of operation, reference should now be had to the claims which follow for determining scope thereof.

I claifm:

1. A heel protector for use in the counter portion of a shoe comprising an inner U-shaped strip of material having a polished inner face, an outer U-shaped strip of rubberized cork superimposed upon said rst strip and having a roughened outer face, a retainer plate at each end of the strips secured thereto at one end with its opposite end projecting outwardly therefrom and adapted to engage within a slit provided therefor in the lining of the sidewall of the shoe, each retainer plate having sharp laterally projecting points for retainingly engaging the lining of the shoe, and rivets retainingly projected through said retainer plates and the corresponding ends of said strips.

2. A heel protector for use in the counter portion of a shoe comprising an inner U-shaped strip of material having a polished inner face, an outer U-shaped strip of rubberized cork superimposed upon said rst strip and having a roughened outer face, and an L-shaped retainer plate at each end of the strips centrally secured thereto with its one end projecting outwardly therefrom and adapted to engage a slit provided therefor in the lining of the counter portion of the shoe, and with its other end projecting upwardly adjacent said outer strip and having formed therein laterally projecting points for retainingly engaging the lining of the shoe.

3. A heel protector for use in the counter portion of a shoe comprising an inner U-shaped strip of material having a polished inner face, an outer U-shaped strip of rubberized cork superimposed upon said first strip and having a roughened outer face, an L-shaped retainer plate at each end of the strips centrally secured thereto with its one end projecting outwardly therefrom and adapted to engage within a slit provided therefor in the lining of vthe counter portion of the shoe, and with its otherV end projecting upwardly adjacent said outer strip and having formed therein laterally projecting points for retainingly engaging the lining of the shoe, an intermediate U-shaped strip of loosely woven fabric closely interposed between said inner and outer strips with its opposite surfaces respectively and intimately joined to the corresponding inner surfaces of said inner and 366,266 Smithers July 12, 1887 Name Date Levee Mar. 11, 1913 Pope Nov. 27, 1925 Watanabe Jan. 24, 1933 Stout Apr. 25, 1950 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Great Britain June 6, 1914 Germany June 11, 1931 Germany Dec. 16, 1937 

